The Rivière aux Brochets Nord (''English: North Pike River'') is a tributary of the
Pike River (''French: Rivière aux Brochets''). This watercourse crosses the territory of the municipalities of
Dunham and
Stanbridge East in the
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Montérégie
Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion.
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, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in Canada.
The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe traffic on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.
Geography
The hydrographic slopes neighboring the "Brochets river north" are:
* north side:
Yamaska River
The Yamaska River is a river in southern Quebec, Canada.
Sourcing water within the Eastern Townships, it ends its journey in Lake Saint-Pierre where it is a tributary to the Saint Lawrence River; altogether it is long. Crossing nearly twent ...
;
* east side: Gear Creek;
* south side:
Pike River (Missisquoi Bay tributary);
* west side:
Pike River (Missisquoi Bay tributary).
The "Rivière aux Brochets Nord" originates from a small marsh area ( long, located between two mountains and in a forest area) in the southern part of the territory of
Dunham. This area is located west of Selby Lake, southwest of the village of
Dunham, west of
route 213), at south of
route 202 (Bruce road) and west of
route 237.
From this marsh, the course of this river flows on:
* north to
route 202 which the river crosses west of the village of
Dunham;
* north to Chemin de Maska;
* northwest to Noiseux stream (coming from the east);
* west to
route 237 (chemin du 10e rang);
* west to a country road that the river crosses near the hamlet Pearceton;
* west to Dextraze stream (coming from the north);
* south-west in an agricultural area to its mouth.
The "Rivière aux Brochets Nord" flows onto the north shore of the
Pike River (Rivière aux Brochets), just north of the village of
Stanbridge East.
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière aux Brochets Nord" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière aux Brochets Nord"
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See also
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 ...
References
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Rivers of Montérégie
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality